Colombia

Colombia holds a central place in the global conversation about traditional medicines, ethnobotanical biodiversity and drug policy. Home to dozens of Indigenous peoples with distinct ceremonial uses of yagé (ayahuasca), coca and other plants, the country has also been at the heart of decades of conflict and policy experimentation around access to coca and cannabis. ICEERS gathers here content on Colombia: traditional medicines, Indigenous rights, scientific research and policy developments.